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Illegal in FED, which prohibits white on F1's glove. White leather, white in the flag, the bald eagle's head—all illegal. My state, at least, interprets 6-2-1h quite strictly. There is no penalty; the glove must be removed or made legal (black Sharpie for the bald eagle; defacing the flag might be a federal crime).

For other codes, legal unless the PU judges the glove distracting.

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No, it violates the US Flag Code.:FIRE:(Just joking, guys.)

Seriously, Maven just beat me in posting.  It is illegal in FED...no white allowed at all.  I agree with the rest of Maven's analysis, too.

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9 hours ago, lawump said:

No, it violates the US Flag Code.:FIRE:(Just joking, guys.)

The glove with the flag in the webbing might be in technical violation of US Title 36 (The "Flag Code"), Chapter 10, §176h: "The flag should never be used as a receptacle for receiving, holding, carrying, or delivering anything."

But only a lawyer would pursue the matter....

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From the NFHS 2015 Baseball Rules Book (p. 11):

Fed Rule 1-3-6  …The glove/mitt worn by the pitcher that includes the colors white and/or gray shall be removed from the game upon discovery by either team and/or umpire…

For interpretation of this rule please see case book plays 1.3.6 A, D, E, and F.

2017-18 NCAA rule 1-13-d. The pitcher’s glove may not be white or gray, exclusive of piping nor, in the judgment of the umpire, be distracting in any way. PENALTY for d.— A violator shall be given reasonable time to correct the situation. If it is not done, the violator shall be ejected from the game.

2017 OBR rule 3.07 (1.15) Pitcher’s Glove

(a) The pitcher’s glove may not, exclusive of piping, be white, gray, nor, in the judgment of an umpire, distracting in any manner. No fielder, regardless of position, may use a fielding glove that falls within a PANTONE® color set lighter than the current 14-series.

(b) No pitcher shall attach to his glove any foreign material of a color different from the glove.

(c) The umpire-in-chief shall cause a glove that violates Rules 3.07(a) or (b) (Rules 1.15(a) or 1.15(b)) to be removed from the game, either on his own initiative, at the recommendation of another umpire or upon complaint of the opposing manager that the umpire-in-chief agrees has merit.

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